nariyal pag/barfi recipe is a simple coconut barfi, prepared during navaratras and is used as fasting dessert.its tempering taste gives you a perfect balance of sweetness and khoya(coconut) and some dry fruits and makhane to it for variations. This recipe deserves a try because it is

Fasting recipe

Quick dessert recipe

Let’s talk about the ingedients for Nariyal Pag Recipe

Nariyal pag recipe is a

Recipe using coconut- I have used desiccated coconut to make mariyal ka pag. Make sure to use absolutely fresh batuch of coconut.

Other ingredients- A sugar syrup is prepared and its consistency is critical for a good pag. Apart from that nuts are added to nariyal pag.

NARIYAL PAG RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR NARIYAL PAG RECIPE

1and 1/2 cupdesiccated coconut

3/4cupsugar

1cupwater

1/2tspcardamom powder

Ghee for greasing

Handful of chopped pistachios for garnishingor any nuts

HOW TO MAKE NARIYAL PAG

Collect the ingredients

Heat 1 cup water in a pan

Add 3/4 cup sugar

Add 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Let the sugar dissolve and then boil the mixture till the sugar syrup has 1 string consistency

To check the consistency, take a drop of sugar syrup between your thumb and finger tips. It will form a single string

Also when you place a drop on a plate, it will form a shape

Add 1 and 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Mix and cookuntil the mixture comes together and leaves the sides of the pan

Make a ball and put in a glass of water. If you aren’t able to form a ball, you have dried out the mixture. Add little water and cook and again try to make a ball. If the ball disperses in the water, the mixture needs further cooking. If you are able to form a ball and when put it cold water it doesn’t disperse, the mixture is ready to be set

Spread the mixture in a greased plate/pan

Spread and press in handful of chopped nuts

Cut into pieces before the mixture cools down completely

Once it cools the nariyal pag ready to be served

Bon appétit

RECIPE NOTES

If the Nariyal Pag Recipe gets too dry, just sprinkle a few drops of water and cook till desired consistency.

If the nariyal pag doesn’t set, re-cook it for a couple of minutes and re-set.

To make sure the nariyal pag is ready to be set, just take a small ball of it and put in the glass of cold water. If it spreads, it isn’t ready to be set yet.

The consistency of sugar syrup should be of a single string.

Fruit Curd Recipe

fruit curd recipe is another dessert recipe for fasts. fruits along with handful of nuts gives a perfrect flavour to this dessert recipe.fruit curd can be served during navaratras in desserts. for fruit curd recipe please click here.